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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/242957735" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Ibraheem Ahmed <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#242957735">(Jun 16 2021 at 23:49)</a>:</h4>
<p>Discord is getting threads (<a href="https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/threads">it's already in the API docs</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tumz7cWUHUo">here's a demo</a>). That is the most commonly cited feature of zulip that makes it a better fit for lang discussions than discord. I personally much find discord easier to use and having a better UX (not that it matters much)... would discord getting threads change anything, or is zulip fine/better?</p>
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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/242960045" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Joshua Nelson <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#242960045">(Jun 17 2021 at 00:23)</a>:</h4>
<p>I think we should wait to see how easy they are to use first.</p>
<p>Also, I personally like that Zulip allows logging in with GitHub. But that's minor.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/242963660" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> scottmcm <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#242963660">(Jun 17 2021 at 01:29)</a>:</h4>
<p>I don't see threads changing the core "discord is more about synchronous chat" difference, really.  I see them more as addressing the "can we have #‌general-1 and #‌general-2 for simultaneous conversations?" requests.  But we'll see.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/242968859" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Josh Triplett <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#242968859">(Jun 17 2021 at 03:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>We've spent a <em>lot</em> of energy switching to Zulip, and attaching bots to Zulip.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/242968871" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Josh Triplett <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#242968871">(Jun 17 2021 at 03:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>It'd take more than "something else might be getting closer to parity" to switch back; something else would have to be <em>substantially better</em>.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/242980263" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> nagisa <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#242980263">(Jun 17 2021 at 07:06)</a>:</h4>
<p>Discord would need to stop requiring phone numbers i think. (To be fair, though, I only heard rumours that they are required now)</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/243018887" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Ibraheem Ahmed <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#243018887">(Jun 17 2021 at 13:43)</a>:</h4>
<p><span class="user-mention silent" data-user-id="123586">nagisa</span> <a href="#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads/near/242980263">said</a>:</p>
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<p>Discord would need to stop requiring phone numbers i think. (To be fair, though, I only heard rumours that they are required now)</p>
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<p>That's a security level that can be enabled by a server, it's not a requirement.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/247418384" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Ibraheem Ahmed <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#247418384">(Jul 28 2021 at 03:35)</a>:</h4>
<p>So threads are out: <a href="https://blog.discord.com/connect-the-conversation-with-threads-on-discord-3f5fa8b0f6b">https://blog.discord.com/connect-the-conversation-with-threads-on-discord-3f5fa8b0f6b</a>, I think they would work great for this community, but I don't see them being substantially better.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/247420219" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Josh Triplett <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#247420219">(Jul 28 2021 at 04:14)</a>:</h4>
<p>I personally think they're a major improvement for Discord, to help provide another level of organization beneath channels, but I don't think they're a substitute for Zulip topics within streams.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/247424290" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> bjorn3 <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#247424290">(Jul 28 2021 at 05:48)</a>:</h4>
<p>Can you move messages into a thread after the fact in discord? You can create topics on zulip after the fact if for example a discussion gets sidetracked.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/247444572" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Rein Zustand⚙ <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#247444572">(Jul 28 2021 at 10:56)</a>:</h4>
<p>That Discord's threading is more similar to Slack than Zulip. The named threads are meant to pop up temporarily every once in a while, but people still converse in one main "thread" in the channel. While in Zulip, the threads explicitly organize all the parallel discussions.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/248276801" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jonas Berlin <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#248276801">(Aug 03 2021 at 20:35)</a>:</h4>
<p>I used to love flowdock threads but zulip is my next-best favourite</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/248312901" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Laurențiu <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#248312901">(Aug 04 2021 at 05:42)</a>:</h4>
<p>The Discord threads seem so confusing.</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/248545666" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Jeremiah Senkpiel <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#248545666">(Aug 05 2021 at 22:30)</a>:</h4>
<p>Discord threads' auto-archiving time window settings are gated by server boost and are probably unsuitable for our use</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/248604269" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Lukas Wirth <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#248604269">(Aug 06 2021 at 12:31)</a>:</h4>
<p>Discord threads are also really difficult to discover in my opinion</p>



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<h4><a href="https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com#narrow/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord%20is%20Getting%20Threads/near/248604773" class="zl"><img src="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/assets/img/zulip.svg" alt="view this post on Zulip" style="width:20px;height:20px;"></a> Laurențiu <a href="https://rust-lang.github.io/zulip_archive/stream/122653-zulip/topic/Discord.20is.20Getting.20Threads.html#248604773">(Aug 06 2021 at 12:37)</a>:</h4>
<p>And they go away after 24 hours, and then I'm not sure how to find them. Ah, there's a list if you click a button at the top.</p>



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